Today’s Lead News Stories

‘6ft by 8ft cell, brown drinking water’: What Imran Khan’s jail cell is like

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is being held in what has been described as harsh conditions at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, with reports alleging prolonged isolation, limited access to reading material and restrictions on contact with his family.

The Times of India · Sep 3

Clippers docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal

The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Clippers after finding the franchise circumvented salary cap rules

The Guardian - US · Sep 2

Mourners file into a church in Haiti where gangs killed dozens of people in latest rampage

More than 100 mourners in Haiti have attended funerals inside a church where gangs recently executed more than 30 people in an attack that shook the troubled country

The Independent UK · Sep 3

A Federal Accident File Shows Exactly What 93 Percent Sulfuric Acid Does to Skin, Eyes and Lungs

An OSHA case file records two workers who were sprayed with 93% sulfuric acid. Here is what concentrated acid does to skin, eyes, and airways.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Hello, sailors! USS Lincoln’s port-deprived troops finally get to hit the town in Thailand’s ‘Sin City’

The seaside resort of Pattaya has been rebranded as a family-friendly destination after a history of sex tourism

The Independent UK · Sep 3

US journalist Thomas Weir Pauken II sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as illegal agent for China

An American journalist received a two-year prison sentence for acting as a foreign agent. Thomas Weir Pauken II pleaded guilty to supporting Chinese Ministry of State Security operations. He gathered sensitive information and recruited potential assets for the Chinese government. Pauken received over one hundred thousand dollars for his work…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

'This Is My Dad's House': Daughter Says Caregiver Kept Her Dad's Death From Her After $5 Home Deed Transfer

Nora Rowland says she discovered her father had died three days earlier as she challenges a $5 deed transfer to his caregiver.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

Tropical Storm Houston Alert: Edouard Floods Cut Power to 56,800 Across Texas

Edouard left 56,800 Texas customers without power as severe floods hit communities north and east of Houston.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

Justice department orders US states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants

New DoJ opinion says entire state government has duty to report, not just agencies responsible for welfare programs

The Guardian - US · Sep 2

Suspect arrested after smashing 81 car windshields in Virginia parking lot

Most people who park in the lot reportedly work at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

The Independent UK · Sep 2